Explore the Family Name Cinnamon

The meaning of Cinnamon

English (Cumbria): variant of Cinnamond, itself an altered form of Seliman (a variant of Selman), through l/n substitution and false association with the word cinnamon.

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How common is the last name Cinnamon in the United States?

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname "Cinnamon" has seen a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname was ranked 24,857 in terms of popularity, however, this dropped to 27,331 in 2010, marking a decrease of 9.95%. The count of people with this surname also decreased from 940 in 2000 to 884 in 2010, a drop of 5.96%. This indicates that the proportion per 100k of the population with this surname fell by 14.29% over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#24,857	#27,331	-9.95%
Count	940	884	-5.96%
Proportion per 100k	0.35	0.3	-14.29%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Cinnamon

The Decennial U.S. Census data on ethnicity reveals subtle changes in the ethnic identity associated with the surname "Cinnamon" between 2000 and 2010. The majority of individuals with this surname identified as White, although the percentage slightly decreased from 95.85% in 2000 to 94.57% in 2010. The percentage of those identifying as Hispanic saw the greatest increase, rising from 1.49% to 2.26%. The proportion of individuals identifying as two or more races also rose modestly from 1.38% to 1.58%. Meanwhile, the percentage identifying as Black dipped slightly from 0.85% to 0.79%. No individuals with this surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.85%	94.57%	-1.34%
Hispanic	1.49%	2.26%	51.68%
Two or More Races	1.38%	1.58%	14.49%
Black	0.85%	0.79%	-7.06%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%